mutation

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Despite concerns the vaccine might not work so well against the new mutation of the virus circulating this year, research suggests it is just as effective against serious illness.

From BBC

Scientists have built a detailed map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a major cancer gene affect tumor growth.

From Science Daily

They are essential to normal growth and are also closely linked to disease when mutations occur, which is why they are frequent targets in drug development.

From Science Daily

The test showed she had a gene mutation which had been passed down from her Hebridean father - and that her mother also had it.

From BBC

Scientists have discovered that normal-looking brain cells can acquire the first IDH mutation and quietly spread through the brain's cortex long before a tumor mass forms.

From Science Daily